Ryan Shelton, Hugh van Cuylenburg and Josh van Cuylenburg – the Imperfects
Seven Media Group’s Listnr platform will host full-length video episodes of The Imperfects on Apple Podcasts. This move follows a technology partnership with Flightcast.
The Imperfects is expanding into full-length video on Apple Podcasts, giving audiences new ways to engage with the show while opening up further opportunities across video distribution for advertising with LiSTNR from today, 2 November.
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Hosted by Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton and Josh van Cuylenburg, The Imperfects explores the struggles and setbacks that make us imperfectly human, through candid conversations with some of Australia’s most recognisable names.
The move into video follows LiSTNR’s landmark technology partnership with Flightcast, announced earlier this year, that brings LiSTNR’s original podcast slate onto a unified, purpose-built platform for the modern era of video and audio publishing, allowing creators to focus on creating content and maximise their returns.
Since launching in 2019, The Imperfects has built a loyal audience through its honest, intimate interviews and has remained inside the Top 15 podcasts on the Triton Podcast Ranker – Australia for 52 consecutive months, since April 2022. The audio podcast now reaches more than 300,000 monthly listeners.*
As the podcast moves to full-length video content, The Imperfects moves beyond traditional audio advertising, evolving opportunities for clients to integrate into the entire podcast ecosystem and unlocking commercial opportunities for creators and advertising partners.
The latest episode, featuring Hamish & Andy’s Hamish Blake, on how to cultivate a beginner’s mindset, will be the first available to watch in full on Apple Podcasts.
This expansion will also bring some of the podcast’s most-loved back catalogue to the video experience on Apple Podcasts, with interviews featuring Mick Fanning, Hannah Ferguson, Mitch Brown, and Mary Fowler among the episodes now available to watch.
Sam Cavanagh, Head of Content – LiSTNR Original Podcasts, said: “The Imperfects has built an incredibly strong connection with its audience through honest, vulnerable, and hilarious conversations. Boosting the show’s video offering gives audiences a deeper connection with Hugh, Ryan and Josh, while evolving commercial opportunities for advertisers to engage with its audience.
“Video is an important growth opportunity for podcasting, allowing us to meet audiences who increasingly want to watch as well as listen, while unlocking a broader video advertising market.
“Our partnership with Flightcast is helping us accelerate this strategy, bringing all our content and audience insights into the one ecosystem. The Imperfects is the first step in that journey, and we’re excited about the opportunities this creates for our shows, our audiences, and our advertising partners.”
Full-length video episodes of The Imperfects are available to watch on Apple Podcasts from today, Monday 2nd November. All episodes of The Imperfects are available on LiSTNR.
*The Total LiSTNR Audience Network includes radio streaming, podcasting and music consumption both on and off platform – Triton Streaming Metrics, Triton Podcast Metrics, and Edison – August 2026
